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bedsitter23In Sunday's Register, Kathie Obradovich makes a case for any of the candidates to still pull off the victory in Iowa. Specifically, she mentions that no candidate has a county chairman in all 99 Iowan counties. Other points of interest from her article include that candidates have generally spent less time in Western Iowa than expected, and also that buzz on Rick Santorum is growing.
Still, Kathie missed one thing. it seems Iowans like their candidates better when they are not around.
Herman Cain has rocketed to the top of the pack, and it's probably no coincidence that he hasn't been anywhere near the state in over two months.
Meanwhile, Michele Bachmann has campaigned endlessly in the Hawkeye State since the Ames poll, and her numbers fall ever more each day.
Worth mentioning also is that Mitt Romney has practically all but avoided the state and he's sitting in a sweet spot, and Rick Perry was too, up until roughly about the time his bus stopped here.
In any case, Herman Cain (He of the "This will kill you" border fence and the 9-9-9 plan) is riding a wave which has led him to leading in Iowa according to Rasmussen polls that came out today.
Cain 28%
Romney 21%
Paul 10%
Gingrich 9%
Bachmann 8%
Perry 7%
Santorum 4%
Huntsman 2%
Rasmussen also separates the 'my mind is made and I ain't changing it' crowd (Cain 30% Romney 22% Paul 17%) and the 'rain, sleet and snow' caucusgoers, and they are going for Cain (31-18 vs Romney).
All bad news for Rick Perry who is getting lambasted in National Vote Initiative ads including this one which says Perry "couldn't be bothered to learn the US Constitution" (which may also explain why he thought the Revolution happened in the 16th Century).
Still, the Tea Party Express has got his back, running this ad that seemingly endorses Perry, though the TPE says they are only using Perry as an example of someone doing a better job than Obama.
Well, at least this point, Perry should be happy to have at least one person who still likes him.
Still, Kathie missed one thing. it seems Iowans like their candidates better when they are not around.
Herman Cain has rocketed to the top of the pack, and it's probably no coincidence that he hasn't been anywhere near the state in over two months.
Meanwhile, Michele Bachmann has campaigned endlessly in the Hawkeye State since the Ames poll, and her numbers fall ever more each day.
Worth mentioning also is that Mitt Romney has practically all but avoided the state and he's sitting in a sweet spot, and Rick Perry was too, up until roughly about the time his bus stopped here.
In any case, Herman Cain (He of the "This will kill you" border fence and the 9-9-9 plan) is riding a wave which has led him to leading in Iowa according to Rasmussen polls that came out today.
Cain 28%
Romney 21%
Paul 10%
Gingrich 9%
Bachmann 8%
Perry 7%
Santorum 4%
Huntsman 2%
Rasmussen also separates the 'my mind is made and I ain't changing it' crowd (Cain 30% Romney 22% Paul 17%) and the 'rain, sleet and snow' caucusgoers, and they are going for Cain (31-18 vs Romney).
All bad news for Rick Perry who is getting lambasted in National Vote Initiative ads including this one which says Perry "couldn't be bothered to learn the US Constitution" (which may also explain why he thought the Revolution happened in the 16th Century).
Still, the Tea Party Express has got his back, running this ad that seemingly endorses Perry, though the TPE says they are only using Perry as an example of someone doing a better job than Obama.
Well, at least this point, Perry should be happy to have at least one person who still likes him.
